The inaugural edition of the Gujarat Premier League (GPL), a state and franchise-based T20 cricket tournament, will start on May 28, it was announced on Monday.

The tournament which will conclude on June 10, will be played in Surat, Ahmedabad and Rajkot.

A total of six former Indian players, 18 international and domestic stars will be in action over a period of 12 days. GPL will have six teams fighting it out. Each team will consist of one former Indian cricketer, three former International players, three new-cap players and domestic stars.

A total of 18 matches will be played during the course of the tournament and it will commence with a grand opening ceremony, wherein prominent Bollywood stars will be seen performing.

Not wanting to "cry about" their heart-wrenching four-wicket defeat to India in the final of the Nidahas Trophy Twenty20 International (T20) tri-series, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said he would give the ball to Rubel Hossain again despite the pacer going for 22 runs in the 19th over.

Wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik (29 runs off eight balls) played a brilliant cameo towards the end, hitting a six off the last ball to win the final for India, who chased down Bangladesh's 166/8.

Karthik came in to bat with the scoreboard reading 133/5 at the end of 18 overs. He announced his arrival at the crease by smoking two sixes and a four off the first three balls from Rubel. In the next three deliveries, Karthik accumulated six runs which left India needing 12 off the last over.

The drama further unfolded when India needed five runs from the last ball. Kathik slammed a flat six over extra cover off Soumya Sarkar to clinch the issue.

But Shakib said he bowled to the plan and such batting by Karthik is rare.

"To be honest he did not miss much of the plan when he bowled. I don't know if there are many batsmen who can come and hit a six off the first ball, the next for a four and then again a six," Shakib was quoted as saying by The Daily Star.

"Such batting is rare in history, it was miraculous batting. But he (Karthik) did that. Of course Rubel was nervous after giving away 10 runs from the first two balls and that is natural. But still I think I will back him if there is a similar situation in the future," Shakib added.

Shakib, normally one of the toughest characters around, was asked how difficult it was to hide his emotions after the gut-wrenching defeat.

"I actually don't know… There is no point crying about it. Yes, there can be emotions attached to such occasions but there isn't anything to do here.

"It's not possible to rewind time, so we have to do better when there is a similar situation again. We have lost many close games and finals.

"This was the fifth one (final) and all of them were close matches. The closest I think was the Asia Cup and then today's one (Sunday)… I think this was even closer (than the Asia Cup). I think we are moving forward," Shakib said with a smile on his face.

Bangladesh lost their fifth consecutive final in a multi-nation tournament.

The Nidahas Trophy was overall a magnificent tournament for them. They registered a record chase of 215 runs against Sri Lanka followed by a brilliant win to reach the final.

When asked about the positives from the tournament, Shakib said: "I do not see many negatives. We won two matches and could have won another two. But we missed those very narrowly.

"We can do a lot better if we can improve on the small margins. And this can be the start of a new chapter for us."

Third-placed Marseille went up after the half hour mark when two centre backs Adil Rami and Rolando connected well before the latter comfortably beat goalkeeper Anthony Lopes with a close-range shot, reports Xinhua news agency.

However, Rami conceded an own goal in the 42nd minute as he inadvertently deflected Maxwel Cornet's shot into the net.

Fourth-ranked Lyon turned the table seven minutes after the interval and Houssem Aouar curled in from the edge of the area after being teed up by Bertrand Traore.

In the 84th minute, Marseille substitute Kostas Mitroglou equalized with a header after a Dimitri Payet pass ricocheted off Jeremy Morel.

Depay, who came off the bench in the same minute as Mitroglou, was a decisive factor of the match as his header went over Mandanda and into the net just before the stoppage time.

Both teams were involved in a clash after the final whistle, before the incident was quickly dealt with after security staff came in for an intervention.

Earlier, PSG marched toward their fifth league title in six seasons with an almost unassailable 17-point lead with eight matches remaining.

Naomi Osaka from Japan captured her first career title, the 2018 BNP Paribas Open women's tennis singles champion, with a commanding 6-3, 6-2 triumph over Daria Kasatkina of Russia.

The hard hitting 20-year-old Japanese was in control of the final and became the youngest champion at the event on Sunday, a WTA Premier Mandatory event, since Ana Ivanovic in 2008, reports Xinhua news agency.

"Naomi Osaka is the first unseeded champion - and first player to win seven matches - in Indian Wells since Kim Clijsters in 2005," BNP Paribas Open tweeted after the 70- minute match, which was seen as a next-gen battle of future women's champions.

Before the final, Osaka had defeated Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska, Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep during these past two weeks in Tennis Paradise.

The world No. 44 took away the 1.3 million U.S. dollars winner's check, nearly doubling her career earnings. She's projected to rise to world No. 22 in Monday's new WTA rankings.

The world No. 19 Kasatkina also had a run to remember in Indian Wells this year, beating Sloane Stephens, Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber and Venus Williams consecutively, all top 20 foes and all Grand Slam champions. Kasatkina will rise eight spots to No. 11 in the rankings.

"First of all, congratulations to Naomi and all your team here. You guys are doing a good job. Shame you didn't show me a tweener today!" said Kasatkina after the match.

"The last thing tell you guys, never give up, believe in your dreams, and let's keep going. See you next year, Indian Wells!"

Leipzig came from behind to beat runaway leaders Bayern Munich 2-1 while bottom side Cologne upset Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 at the closer of the 27th round of Bundesliga football action.

Bayern Munich's 18-game unbeaten streak came to an end as Leipzig's Naby Keita and Timo Werner turned the tide to reap crucial points for a UEFA Champions League berth on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency.

Both sides staged a lively opening period as Yussuf Poulsen tested Sven Ulreich before Sandro Wagner opened the scoring with 12 minutes played after heading home James Rodriguez' pinpoint cross into the box.

Leipzig remained unimpressed and pressed forward as Bruma and Werner came to their chances before Keita restored parity to shock the passive Bundesliga leaders.

After the restart, Bayern continued lethargically and posed no threat while Leipzig turned the tide in the 56th minute when Werner made no mistake to slot home Keita's through ball from the edge of the box into the far post corner.

Bayern increased their pressure but they lacked in ideas and accuracy to score a late equalizer against Leipzig, who held firm to beat the Bavarians for the first time.

With the result, 6th-placed Leipzig reduced their arrears to the top-four whereas Bayern's lead atop the standings shrank to 17 points.

Cologne secured a vital 2-0 victory over ten-men Bayer Leverkusen as goals from Yuya Osako and Simon Zoller sealed all three points on home soil.

The Billy Goats ensured a bright start on home soil as Yuya Osako needed only nine minutes to break the deadlock after slotting home left footed from inside the box.

At the half hour mark, things went from bad to worse for Leverkusen as Lucas Alario received his marching orders after a violent incident with Cologne's Dominic Maroh.

The Werkself had a couple of promising chances after the restart but Cologne's custodian Timo Horn saved Julian Brandt's fine effort before Leon Bailey unleashed an free kick on target.

Sixty minutes into the game, Cologne gained a foothold into the game and wrapped up all three points as Simon Zoller chipped the ball over onrushing goalkeeper Bernd Leno to double the lead and kill the game in the 69th minute.

With the win, Cologne climb off the last place and oust Hamburg from the 17th position meanwhile Bayer Leverkusen slipped out of the top four to 5th place.

A crestfallen Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain, who leaked 22 runs in the 19th over to help India claw back chasing 167 and win the final of the Nidahas Trophy Twenty20 International (T20I) tri-series, wants to be forgiven by fans.

"I am feeling terrible after the defeat. I never thought I would be the reason for Bangladesh's defeat. We were so close to winning in the final but because of me, we lost. I want to apologize to the fans and ask for forgiveness," Rubel was quoted as saying by Bangladesh's leading newspaper Prothom Alo.

Wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik (29 runs off eight balls) played a brilliant cameo towards the end, hitting a six off the last ball to win the final for India, who chased down Bangladesh's 166/8.

Karthik came into bat with scoreboard reading 133/5 at the end of 18 overs. He announced his arrival at the crease by smoking two sixes and a four off first three balls from Rubel. In the next three deliveries, Karthik accumulated six runs which left India needing 12 off the last over.

The drama further unfolded when India needed five runs in the last ball. Kathik slammed a flat six over extra cover off Soumya Sarkar to clinch the issue.

"To be honest he did not miss much of the plan when he bowled. I don't know if there are many batsmen who can come and hit a six off the first ball, the next for a four and then again a six," Karthik was quoted as saying by The Daily Star.

Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro captured his maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells, becoming the 2018 BNP Paribas Open men's singles champion with a victory over No.1 Roger Federer.

In one of the best matches of the season, del Potro, who beat Federer at the US Open last year, erased three match points against the five-time champion 6-4, 6-7(8), 7-6(2) and took home $1.3 million winner's check on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency.

In the third set, defending champion Federer broke for a chance to serve for the match at 4-4. But this time it was Del Potro's turn to save match points as he erased three during Federer's 5-4 service game, including two consecutively from 15/40 down.

It was the first since 2014 to go to a third-set tie-break.

The No. 8 won the first five points of the third set tiebreaker, then closed it out when Federer missed a forehand long, ending a two-hour, 42-minute marathon contest on the main stadium court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

The 29-year-old Argentine returned to the BNP Paribas Open final for the first time since 2013 when he fell to Rafael Nadal in the title match 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

"I'm still shaking, I'm so nervous," del Potro told ESPN on court after the match. "It's like a dream. It's difficult to describe with words.

The 36-year-old Swiss superstar Federer was into the final in Indian Wells for the fourth straight time, having missed the event in 2016.

"It was a great match, honestly," Federer said.

"Juan Martin was a bit better at the end. It was maybe a point here or there, maybe a shot, maybe a forehand, maybe a chip. So that's how it goes. It's unfortunate but I'm happy for him. Well done to him."

Federer was handed his first loss of 2018, now 17-1. He has 27 career ATP Masters 1000 titles and has held the No. 1 spot a record 306 weeks, as of 12 March.

"I hung tough and put a lot of effort into it to get the record," he said.

New Zealand pacer Mitchell McClenaghan has replaced injured Jason Behrendorff in the Mumbai Indians squad for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), it was announced on Monday.

Australian Behrendorff is suffering from a back problem and has been ruled out of the Twenty20 cricket tournament, according to a statement.

"In accordance with the Player Regulations, the Mumbai Indians were allowed to choose a replacement from the Registered and Available Player Pool (RAPP)," IPL said after the tournament's Technical Committee approved the replacement.

Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team Rajasthan Royals on Sunday released this year's team anthem "Phir Halla Bol" with a renewed spirit and exuberance.

"Our anthem has been unique in the sense that it is soaked in the flavour and colour of Rajasthan. 'Phir Halla Bol' is a tribute to our fans who have awaited with anticipation to see us back in the IPL," Rajasthan Royals co-owner Manoj Badale said.

The anthem, sung by popular Rajasthani folk singer Ila Arun, was launched at Game Plan event organised by Star Sports in Jaipur.

The video of the anthem vividly portrays the emotions and the love for cricket in the region.

Last year, several IPL franchises welcomed Rajasthan Royals after it returned to the cash-rich cricket tournament after serving a two-year ban.